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DNA Replication Practice

Directions: Below are the 3 steps in DNA replication. Follow the directions for each step and then
answer the questions below.

1. -What is happening to the DNA molecule in the figure?

(Explain the first step in DNA replication)

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2. -What happens to the DNA molecule during the second

step of DNA replication?

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3. -What happens during the third step of DNA replication?

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How DNA Is Copied

4. What does it mean that the two strands of DNA are complementary? ______________
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5. What is DNA replication?________________________________________________

6. Using your notes, book, and this assignment, place the steps of DNA replication in the correct
order.
____ a. The enzyme DNA polymerase moves along the exposed strands and adds
complementary nucleotides to each nucleotide in each existing strand.
____ b. The DNA double helix breaks or unzips down the middle between the base pairs.
____ c. A complementary strand is created for each of the two strands of the original
double helix.
____ d. Two new identical DNA molecules have been produced.

7. (True or False) The process of DNA replication results in a copy of the original DNA
molecule.
8. (True or False) DNA does not have to break apart to be copied.
9. (True or False) After DNA replication is complete, there are two new DNA molecules; one
molecule has both of the original strands and one molecule has two new strands of DNA.

10. Where does DNA replication happen?________________________________________

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11. When does DNA replication happen?________________________________________

12. Below are DNA strands. Make the complementary DNA strand:

Original Strand: A T G C A A A T T G C T C A C C G G G G A T C A G C A C C G G
Complementary Strand:

Original Strand: A G G G G A T C A G C A C C G G A T T T C A T G A G C C C T A
Complementary Strand:

13. Make a DNA Timeline on another sheet of paper. This timeline must include:
1. The enzymes that are doing each step.
2. A written description of the three steps of DNA replication.
Pictures of DNA
3. A picture of each of the three steps of DNA replication.
Replication
Example timeline:
DNA Replication Timeline
Descriptions of
the three steps
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 of Replication
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